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Matthew 13:46

Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

KJV

εὑρὼν δὲ ἕνα πολύτιμον μαργαρίτην ἀπελθὼν πέπρακεν πάντα ὅσα εἶχεν καὶ ἠγόρασεν αὐτόν.

Greek NT

Inventa autem una pretiosa margarita, abiit, et vendidit omnia quæ habuit, et emit eam.

Vulgate

and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

ASV

Who when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had, and bought it.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
εὑρίσκω
eurisko
verb · 175×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μαργαρίτης
margarites
noun · 9×
πιπράσκω
piprasko
verb · 9×
πολύτιμος
polutimos
adjective · 4×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
ἀγοράζω
agorazo
verb · 30×
ἀπέρχομαι
aperchomai
verb · 117×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
ὅσος
osos
correlative · 108×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: εὑρὼν δὲ | WH/Treg/NIV: εὑρὼν δὲ | RP: ὃς εὑρὼν
  • εὑρὼν δὲSBLGNT
  • εὑρὼν δὲWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὃς εὑρὼνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Parable

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

He finally describes the thirty-second year of his age, the most memorable of his whole life, in which, being instructed by Simplicianus concerning the conversion of others, and the manner of acting, he is, after a severe struggle, renewed in his whole mind, and is converted unto God. Chapter 1. He, Now Given to Divine Things, and Yet Entangled by the Lusts of Love, Consults Si…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 3:21 — Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
  • 1John 5:11 — And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
  • Acts 20:24 — But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel
  • Col 2:3 — In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
  • Eph 3:8 — Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
  • Gal 6:14 — But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
  • Isa 33:6 — And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
  • Luke 18:28 — Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
  • Mark 10:28 — Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
  • Matt 13:44 — Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
  • Prov 2:4 — If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
  • Prov 23:23 — Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
  • Rev 21:21 — And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.